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215473

2nd Lt. Cecil Atkinson Dodds

British Army 13th Btn. Durham Light Infantry

from:Jarrow

(d.5th Oct 1918)

Cecil Atkinson Dodds died aged 20. He was born and lived Jarrow. He was the son of George Robson and Margaret Dodds (nee Atkinson) of 19 Coquet Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census he is recorded as Cecil Atkinson Dodds, age 12, at School, living with his parents George Robson and Margaret Dodds and family at 10 Cuthbert Terrace, Jarrow

Cecil is buried in Beaurevoir British Cemetery. He is commemorated on the Monkton Memorial in Monkton Village, Jarrow and on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.




229

2nd Lt. G. D. Dodds

Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




232439

Pte. J. T. Dodds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Sherburn Hill

J Dodds was discharged in September 1918




221382

Rflmn. James Dodds

British Army 10th South Belfast Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

from:25 Spruce Street, Belfast

(d.17th Aug 1917)

I have been doing some research into my family history and found my great-uncle James Dodds had served during the war.




215458

Pte. John George Dodds

British Army 13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

from:North Shields

(d.26th Sep 1915)

John George Dodds died aged 18. He was born in Jarrow, the son of Elizabeth Ferrier (formerly Dodds). On the 1911 census John George Dodds, age 13, at School, is living with his mother and stepfather Elizabeth Ann and Andrew Ferrier and family at West End Police Buildings, North Shields He enlisted at North Shields.

John is remembered on the Loos Memorial.




300863

A/Cpl. John Dodds

British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




244584

LSBA. John McLeod Dodds

Royal Navy HMS Nelson

from:Glenmarlin Cottage, Fauldhouse, West Lothian

My father John Dodds never spoke much about his war service. There is one story, verified in the book "Battleship Nelson" about the crew getting shore leave from Gibraltar. My father, like many of the crew bought bananas to take home. Since he bought ripe bananas by the time he got home they had gone black. Only one was still edible. When he peeled it he found it contained 2 small bananas so my brother and sister were able to get one each. The banana was such a novelty that my brother nailed the banana skin to the wall of the garden shed (It was actually a wash house) and all his school pals came round to look at it.




1617

Cpl Martin William Dodds

British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Lichfield House, Regent Parade, Harrogate, Yorks.

(d.28th Mar 1918)

19th Northumberland Fusiliers Role of Honour Dodds , Martin William. Corporal 19/164. Died 28th March 1918. age 30 years. Remembered on Panel 16 to 18.Pozieres Memorial Killed in action. Son of the late William P. and S. Dodds; husband of Aylice Bulmer Dodds, of Lichfield House, Regent Parade, Harrogate, Yorks. Cpl Dodds enlisted in a territorial unit, 3 Tyneside Commercial Corps in 1914. He was posted to the Western Front in February 1916 where he served with a machine gun section. Cpl Dodds was killed in action at Depencourt, while waiting for his application for a commission to be approved.




232440

Pte. T. Dodds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Gateshead

T Dodds was wounded in October 1916




232441

Coms. T.G. Dodds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers




232442

Pte. Tom Dodds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Felling

(d.1st July 1916)




232443

Pte. William Dodds

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Blaydon

William Dodds was wounded in October 1916




1640

L/cpl John Thomas Dodgson

British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers

from:13 Ivy Terrace, Langley Park, Durham

(d.27th Mar 1918)

John Dodgson was killed in action on 27th March 1918 age 31 years. Remembered on Panel 16 to 18 Pozieres Memorial. Son of John and Sarah Dodgson, of 13, Ivy Terrace, Langley Park, Durham. From the 19th Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour




235610

L/Cpl. John Humphrey Dodgson

British Army 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

from:16 River Street, St Peter's, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne

My great grandad, John Dodgson, was born on 20th February 1885 at St Peter's, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne. He joined the 8th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers on 18th of August 1914 as Private 4501, and by the end of his service on 24th January 1919 he had been promoted to Lance Corporal.

He saw action in Gallipoli with his regiment who took part in the invasion of Suvla Bay on 6th of August 1915. I assume he was injured at some point during the Gallipoli campaign as he was dicharged from the 8th Battalion and redeployed to the 21st Battalion (2nd Tyneside Scottish) at the Somme in France, some time between July 1916 and December 1917. Unfortunately, we don't know any more details of his service with the 21st Battalion who he served with until he was demobbed. He returned to his home on River Street, St Peter's, Byker, Newcastle, working as stone quarry labourer and died of chronic bronchitis on 24th December 1930 at the age of 45.




233815

Pte. Jonas Dodson

British Army 11th (Cambridge) Btn. Suffolk Rregiment

from:Swavesey, Cambridgeshire

(d.1st July 1916)

Jonas Dodson, from Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, enlisted in the 11th Battalion (Cambridge) Suffolk Regiment on 9th November 1914, voluntarily, as a private. He served in France from 9th January, 1915 and was reported as killed in action on 1st July 1916 during the attack towards La Boiselle which began at 07:30 on that day. On his death, at the age of 39 years, Private Dodson left behind a wife and at least eight surviving children aged from under two years to 16 years. Private Dodson, who is understood to be buried on the battlefield, is commemorated on the memorial at Thiepval, Somme, France, and on the Roll of Honour at Swavesey War Memorial Hall. Their Name Liveth for Evermore.




238768

Gnr. Robert Dodson

British Army 188th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

from:107 Main Street, Mexborough

(d.1st Oct 1917)

Robert Dodson is buried in Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery.




244614

Cpl. Albert Dodsworth

British Army 8th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment

from:Sheffield

(d.17th September 1917)




256641

2nd Lt. Anthony James Innes "Doddy" Dodsworth

Royal Flying Corps 4 Squadron

from:Hertfordshire




232444

Pte. Henry E. Dodsworth

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Byker

Henry Dodsworth enlisted in October 1914




300719

Cpl. Walter John Joseph Dodsworth

British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry




254398

Pte. Robert Doe

British Army 7th Btn. West Surrey Regiment (Queens)

from:Streatham, London

(d.1st Jul 1916)

Robert Doe was my Great Great Great Uncle. He served in the Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment with 3 of his brothers. He was the only one to not survive the war. A 4th brother also served in the Royal Engineers.




213534

Sgt. Albert Edward Victor Doggett DCM.

British Army 58th Brigade, D Bty. Royal Field Artillery

from:Sipson, Middlesex

Albert Doggett joined the army on the 17th Nov 1913 age 16 years 3 months. He was promoted Bombardier 16 June 14. Later posted to 57 (H) battery andmobilised on 5 Aug 14 into 43 Bde RFA 1Div. He fought at Mons, Great Retreat, Marne and Aisne. He transferred to Ypres 16/19 Oct 14 and was wounded by German shell 4th Nov 14. Albert was evacuated to Norwich and treated at Norfolk Hospital, Norwich.

Albert was promoted Cpl on the 8th Jan 1915. (age 17years & 5 mths). Posted to A Bty, 81 Bde RFA 17 (Northern) Div. at Swanage. Promoted Sgt 7 May 15 (age 17y 10mths). 17 Div moved to Winchester in June 1915, and proceeded to France on the 13th of Jul 1915. 17th Div went into the Ypres sector and on the 5th of Aug 1915, were in action at Hooge. On 11th Aug 1915 A/81 Battery, including Sgt Doggett and a portion of the Ammunition Column withdrawn and posted to 118(H) Bde 1(Canadian) Div at Ploegstreet. from Sept to December 1915 they shelled German trenches and rear areas around Ploegstreet including Petite Douve Farm and Messines Town. On the 25th of Sep 1915 A/81 was renamed 460 Battery then on the 15th Dec 1915 460 Battery was renamed 461 Battery.

Albert spent Christmas 1915 in the line and as 461 Battery Sgt's Mess Sgt Doggett was to sing "Old Soldiers Never Die". On the 4th of Apr 1916 118(H) Bde moved North to the Ypres area and were engaged in shelling Hill 60 and St Eloi. On the 15th of July 1916 118(H) Bde broken up. 461 Battery (including Sgt Doggett) transferred to 58 Bde RFA 11 (Northern) Div who were freshly arrived from Egypt. The Battery was located at Dainville until the 4th of Sep 16 when they moved to Mash Valley for ops against Thiepval, Mouquet Farm, Schwaben Redoubt.

Sgt Doggett remained with D/58 till Feb 1919 fighting through the Battles of Messines, Third Ypres, and through to the Armistice just South East of Mons. He won a DCM on 7 Nov 1918 at Eth Wood. As a regular soldier he was posted to Cork in Feb 1919 and transferred to the reserve in Dec 1920. He died in 1990 aged 93.




223784

2nd Lt. George Patrick Doggett

British Army 69th Trench Mortar Battery Royal Artillery

from:Cambridge

(d.4th Jul 1917)

George Doggett enlisted in 1914 and embarked with the Cambridge Territorials on 14th February 1915. He went to officer training in Bristol and joined the 7th West Ridings attached to the 10th West Ridings with duty in the 69th Trench Mortar Battery. He was wounded on 7th of June 1917 at Hill 60. He died of his wounds on 4th July 1917.




207262

Charles Leonard Doherty

British Army 5th Battalion, C Company Royal Welsh Fusiliers

from:St Helens, Lancashire

Charles joined the 18th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment in December 1915 when aged 16, but was brought back by his Father as he was under age. He later went to France with the Welsh Regiment (no 73148) and then joined Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 5th Battalion, C Company (80223). He was wounded in France by shrapnel and gas. He was sent to Tralee near Limmerick during the troubles, after he was wounded.




223355

Pte. John Doherty

British Army 6th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment

from:Derry, Northern Ireland

(d.21st Jan 1916)

John Doherty was born in Derry, Co. Derry in Ireland in 1884. His parents were called Manasses and Sarah Doherty. Manasses was the brother of my great grandfather, Constantine, who was a successful shirt maker until his death in 1911. Manasses did not get involved in the shirt making business but was a typographer for the Derry Journal. John was also learning this trade before he enlisted.

According to family history, Manasses was not keen on the idea of John enlisting because Manasses was a staunch Nationalist and saw John's enlistment as essentially taking the side of the British in what would eventually prove to be a brutal conflict between the Irish and the British during - and a long time after - the First World War. However, John went anyway.

To my knowledge, John fought at the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Loos, which is where he died. Family legend has it that a piece of shrapnel hit him in the head and this is what killed him. What saddens me the most about John's story is not that he died in the war (although that is very sad) but his father's reaction upon hearing the news. Apparently, when he received the telegram informing him of his son's death, he tore it up, placed it in the fire and ordered the rest of the family never to speak of him again. Shortly after that, he passed away as well so it was left to John's mother, Sarah, to pick up John's belongings and sign all the paper work.

It is easy to say - but no less true because of this - that men like John showed extraordinary courage in signing up for, and fighting in, what has to be the bloodiest war in history. But I think John was a little more than the average because, despite his father's wishes, he still did what he believed to be right and that takes a form of courage all of its own.




1434

Pte. Patrick Doherty

British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment

from:Londonderry

(d.26th Oct 1916)




256935

Pte. Samuel James Doidge

British Army Lincolnshire Regiment

from:Cumberland

Samuel Doidge was in a local cricket club pre-war, and when he signed up in 1914, he was a part of a Pals Battalion and it turned out that his commanding officer was the head of the cricket club and said "Sam you're a good bowler" and made him throw grenades, instead of going over the top. He fought in 3 main battles before he was captured.

He was shipped off to a salt mine where the camp commandant recognised the local last name (that side of the family apparently came from that area of Germany before his family came to Britain), and they became friends and wrote to each other after WW1 ended. The commandant even came round to visit after WW2. He was never wounded. He was held in Giessen Pow camp.




254906

Pte. James Doig

British Army 6th Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers

from:Dumfries

James was captured on the 15th of October 1918 at Harlebeke. The Dumfries Standard reported, "Private James Doig, KOSB husband of Mrs Doig of Steeple Close, Kirkcudbright is reported as missing from 16th October. Private Doig who was a regular soldier and served in India with a territorial regiment is a native of Dunfries. He served in Egypt and Palestine, where he was wounded and was afterwards transferred to France in April. He had a brother killed at the Gallipoli landing. There are strong hopes that Private Doig is a prisoner." He was indeed a prisoner and was held in Stendal PoW camp.




233995

Gnr. John Doig MM

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

from:Angus Monifieth




236751

Pte. William Doig

British Army 2nd Btn., A Coy. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

from:Gilmeton, Edinburgh

William Doig served with 2nd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.







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